| Discounts spur surprising Aug. retail sales gains By ANNE D'INNOCENZIO 2010-09-02T17:40:28ZNEW YORK (AP) -- American shoppers, taking advantage of deep discounts and tax-free holidays, opened up their wallets a little more for back-to-school spending compared with last year, giving some retailers better-than expected gains for August.... hosted.ap.org |
Coca-Cola workers vote for strike after 'derisory' 2pc pay offer Workers at Coca-Cola's bottling plant in Edmonton, north London, are to mount a series of one-day strikes in protest at what Unite, the trade union, called the company's "derisory" pay offer. telegraph.co.uk |
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Obama: GOP wants to ‘scrap’ clean energy projects President Barack Obama criticizes recent Republican proposals, arguing that the GOP wants to scrap Democrat-backed incentives for clean energy projects he says will create “hundreds of thousands of new American jobs.” feeds.marketwatch.com |
Cashback website warning They promise to give you cash for free, but more than a third of cashback websites fail to stump up the money you are due. telegraph.co.uk |